To work on… Around the room Vocab DEFINITIONS Picture or sentence for each vocab word (please hold on to this in your folder when you are finished) Read textbook pages 144-151

Delta: an area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

Cataract: waterfalls and groups of rocky rapids

Hieroglyphics: a drawing or symbol that represents a word or a sound

Silt: the fine soil that is deposited along the banks and mouth of a river

Papyrus: made from papyrus reeds and is similar to paper

Scribe: an upper class person trained to write in hieroglyphs; a record-keeper

Pyramid: Structure with triangular sides

Pharaoh: King of Egypt

Dynasty: A ruling family

Mummy: A body preserved by a special process

Hatshepsut: The first female pharaoh

Ramses II: The pharaoh that reigned the longest—66 years Ramses II: The pharaoh that reigned the longest—66 years!! Egypt experienced a time of stability during his reign.

Narmer: The pharaoh that united Upper and Lower Egypt

Akhenaton: The pharaoh that changed Egypt’s religion from polytheism to monotheism

Djoser: He built the first step pyramid

Khufu: The Great Pyramid at Giza was built in his honor.